diff --git a/.env.dist b/.env.dist
index 0262d765..a0693430 100644
--- a/.env.dist
+++ b/.env.dist
@@ -83,3 +83,6 @@ SSL_ENABLE=set_to_true_or_false
 
 # for hub filtering round robin
 HUB_JO_KEY=hub_jo_count
+
+# hub geofence
+HUB_GEOFENCE_ENABLE=set_to_true_or_false
diff --git a/config/services.yaml b/config/services.yaml
index 91e1996b..c4da052b 100644
--- a/config/services.yaml
+++ b/config/services.yaml
@@ -295,4 +295,7 @@ services:
         arguments:
             $em: "@doctrine.orm.entity_manager"
 
-    # TODO: add the HubFilteringGeoChecker here
+    # hub filter geofence checking
+    App\Service\HubFilteringGeoChecker:
+        arguments:
+            $geofence_flag: "%env(HUB_GEOFENCE_ENABLE)%"
diff --git a/src/Command/ImportHubFilterKMLFileCommand.php b/src/Command/ImportHubFilterKMLFileCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21450a67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Command/ImportHubFilterKMLFileCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Command;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+
+use App\Entity\HubFilterArea;
+
+use App\Service\HubFilterKMLFileImporter;
+
+class ImportHubFilterKMLFileCommand extends Command
+{
+    protected $importer;
+
+    protected function configure()
+    {
+        $this->setName('hubfilterarea:import')
+            ->setDescription('Extracts map data of the hub filter area from the KML file and saves to database')
+            ->setHelp('Gets the coordinates of the hub filter  area and saves to the database')
+            ->addArgument('file', InputArgument::REQUIRED, 'Path to the KML file');
+    }
+
+    public function __construct(HubFilterKMLFileImporter $importer)
+    {
+        $this->importer = $importer;
+
+        parent::__construct();
+    }
+
+    protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
+    {
+        $kml_file = $input->getArgument('file');
+
+        $this->importer->getMapData($kml_file);
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Entity/HubFilterArea.php b/src/Entity/HubFilterArea.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b2f5ae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Entity/HubFilterArea.php
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Entity;
+
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
+
+use CrEOF\Spatial\PHP\Types\Geometry\Polygon;
+use DateTime;
+
+/**
+ * @ORM\Entity
+ * @ORM\Table(name="hub_filter_area")
+ */
+class HubFilterArea
+{
+    // unique id
+    /**
+     * @ORM\Id
+     * @ORM\Column(type="integer")
+     * @ORM\GeneratedValue(strategy="AUTO")
+     */
+    protected $id;
+
+    // date supported area was created
+    /**
+     * @ORM\Column(type="datetime")
+     */
+    protected $date_create;
+
+    // name of the supported area
+    /**
+     * @ORM\Column(type="string", length=80)
+     */
+    protected $name;
+
+    // coordinates of the supported area
+    /**
+     * @ORM\Column(type="polygon")
+     */
+    protected $coverage_area;
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->date_create = new DateTime();
+    }
+
+    public function getID()
+    {
+        return $this->id;
+    }
+
+    public function setDateCreate(DateTime $date_create)
+    {
+        $this->date_create = $date_create;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function getDateCreate()
+    {
+        return $this->date_Create;
+    }
+
+    public function setName($name)
+    {
+        $this->name = $name;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function getName()
+    {
+        return $this->name;
+    }
+
+    public function setCoverageArea(Polygon $polygon)
+    {
+        $this->coverage_area = $polygon;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function getCoverageArea()
+    {
+        return $this->coverage_area;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Service/HubFilterKMLFileImporter.php b/src/Service/HubFilterKMLFileImporter.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93c851ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Service/HubFilterKMLFileImporter.php
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Service;
+
+use XMLReader;
+
+use App\Entity\HubFilterArea;
+
+use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
+
+use CrEOF\Spatial\PHP\Types\Geometry\Polygon;
+use CrEOF\Spatial\PHP\Types\Geometry\Point;
+use CrEOF\Spatial\PHP\Types\Geometry\LineString;
+
+class HubFilterKMLFileImporter
+{
+    protected $em;
+
+    public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $em)
+    {
+        $this->em = $em;
+    }
+
+    public function getMapData($fh)
+    {
+        $placemark_name = '';
+
+        $reader = new XMLReader();
+        $reader->open($fh);
+
+        while($reader->read())
+        {
+            if ($reader->nodeType == XMLReader::ELEMENT && $reader->name == "Placemark")
+            {
+                while($reader->read())
+                {
+                    if ($reader->nodeType == XMLReader::ELEMENT && $reader->name == "name")
+                    {
+                        $placemark_name = $reader->readInnerXML();
+                    }
+
+                    if ($reader->nodeType == XMLReader::ELEMENT && $reader->name == "coordinates")
+                    {
+                        // each polygon is a new area
+                        $hub_filter_area = new HubFilterArea();
+                        $hub_filter_area->setName($placemark_name);
+
+                        $point_array = [];
+                        $coordinates = $reader->readInnerXML();
+
+                        // get each line
+                        $coord_split = explode("\n", $coordinates);
+
+                        // go through all the coordinates
+                        foreach ($coord_split as $coord)
+                        {
+                            // skip blank lines
+                            $coord_trim = trim($coord);
+                            if (strlen($coord_trim) <= 0)
+                                continue;
+
+                            // echo "$coord_trim\n";
+
+                            $point_split = explode(',', $coord_trim);
+
+                            $point_array[] = new Point($point_split[0], $point_split[1]);
+                        }
+
+                        $area = new Polygon([new LineString($point_array)]);
+                        $hub_filter_area->setCoverageArea($area);
+
+                        // add hub filter area
+                        $this->em->persist($hub_filter_area);
+                    }
+                }
+            }   
+        }
+        $reader->close();
+
+        $this->em->flush();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Service/HubFilteringGeoChecker.php b/src/Service/HubFilteringGeoChecker.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8db7ac66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Service/HubFilteringGeoChecker.php
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Service;
+
+use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
+
+use CrEOF\Spatial\PHP\Types\Geometry\Point;
+
+use App\Entity\HubFilterArea;
+
+class HubFilteringGeoChecker
+{
+    protected $em;
+    protected $geofence_flag;
+
+    public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $em, $geofence_flag)
+    {
+        $this->em = $em;
+        $this->geofence_flag = $geofence_flag;
+    }
+
+    public function isCovered($long, $lat)
+    {
+        // check if geofence is enabled
+        if ($this->geofence_flag  == 'true')
+        {
+            // see if the point is in any of the polygons
+            $query = $this->em->createQuery('SELECT count(s) from App\Entity\HubFilterArea s where st_contains(s.coverage_area, point(:long, :lat)) = true')
+                ->setParameter('long', $long)
+                ->setParameter('lat', $lat);
+
+            // number of polygons that contain the point
+            $count = $query->getSingleScalarResult();
+
+            if ($count > 0)
+                return true;
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+}